-TheWire.in/ With PTI inputs The state government will recover costs of the spoiled procured wheat from officials. New Delhi: Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday (November 15) said that 58.59 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have been procured in the state during the current season, far exceeding the target of 57 lakh MT. Chautala said that nearly 98% farmers have already received the payment amounting to Rs 11,819 crore directly into their...

-PTI/ NDTV.com The Union government submitted the decision of demonetisation was executed on the specific recommendation of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation was a "well-considered" decision and part of a larger strategy to combat the menace of fake money, terror financing, black money and tax evasion, the Union government has told the Supreme Court.  Defending its decision to demonetise currency notes of ₹ 500...

-The Telegraph There are developing countries in top 20 emitters that are not responsible for warming that has already occurred New Delhi: Supported by other developing countries, India blocked an attempt by rich nations to focus on all top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide during discussions on the 'Mitigation Work Programme' at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, sources said on Monday. During the first week of the climate talks, developed countries...

-Press release by World Bank dated November 14, 2022 NEW DELHI: A new World Bank report estimates that India will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15 years—or an average of $55 billion per annum—into urBan infrastructure if it is to effectively meet the needs of its fast-growing urBan population. The report, titled “Financing India’s UrBan Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action” underlines the...

-Livemint.com By 2036, 600 million people will be living in urBan cities in India, representing 40% of the population and this is likely to put additional pressure on the already stretched urBan infrastructure and services of Indian cities, New Delhi: Indian cities will require an investment of $840 billion in the areas of infrastructure and municipal services till 2036 to meet the needs of its fast-growing urBan population, said a report by...